Reason to Smile:Coca-Cola Peru’s 'Happy ID' Wins Big at Cannes

It's part of Coca-Cola's DNA to strive to make a lasting difference and generate a positive impact in communities worldwide.In
Peru, the award-winning campaign “Happy ID”(Spanish: DNI Feliz) is leading this charge.

Coca-Cola “Happy ID,” developed by McCann, invites all Peruvians to make happiness a part
of their identity by smiling in their National Identity Document (ID) photos.

Peruvians say "cheese" for their ID photos.

“With the ‘Happy ID’ campaign, we sought to encourage all Peruvians to undertake a great mood transformation, starting with a very simple and easy act: to smile while having their national ID photo taken. Smiling is a sign of optimism, well-being and happiness. And it should be expressed and become increasingly visible,” says Lizandra Freitas, Coca-Cola Transandean Franchise Unit Marketing Director.

To implement the campaign, Coca-Cola photo booths were installed in main commercial centers around the
country. The only way users could activate the photo booths, is with a smile. In addition, agreements were made with photo shops close to the
National ID Registration Office to expand the “Happy ID” campaign and massively
increase the ID photo registration process. The response: 90
percent of the IDs issued by the government during the first month of the
campaign were happy IDs.

“This is an acknowledgement
that makes us very proud and inspires us to continue pursuing through our
campaigns a happier Peru. Coca-Cola seeks to increase the happiness of Peruvians
because it is part of our business philosophy and mission, as well as our daily
efforts to positively contribute to the country by conveying and inspiring joy,
optimism and happiness,” says Freitas.